Evo a World Phone?

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by p-slim

Nothing super major just little things, like talk and surf, some phones work with video conferencing, if I'm on the phone with my brother and my dad calls I can conference in my dad without hanging up, I can initiate a 4 or 5 way call instead of just a 3 way call. Then of course the things you named as well, but the biggest is talk and surf. Not to mention GSM usually has more variety as the majority of the world uses GSM.

Not only that, but when you change phones you don't have to deal with some of the worst customer service in the world, and there is no lag waiting for a phone to be activated. Plus, you don't have to worry about someone telling you that your plan isn't compatible, looking over your account and changing something you didn't want changed, etc. And you can store your contacts on your SIM if you want so they are already on your new phone.

GSM is basically better in every imaginable way. The only thing CDMA might have on it is price and coverage depending on where you are and what options are available in your area.

[tokuzumi]

Originally Posted by SaltyDawg

And you can store your contacts on your SIM if you want so they are already on your new phone.

I know with my Treo, and my mogul, I was able to transfer my contacts to my phone through Google. Obviously, with any Android phone, your contacts come with you. All you have to do is sign in to your gmail account, unless you stored them on the phone only, and don't sync them to your gmail account.

As an honorable mention, price and coverage would be two of the most important things to consider with any telecom. If I knew I was going to be traveling out of the country a lot, or I'm a carrier jumper, I'd only consider GSM.

I really don't understand why CDMA carriers can't use sim cards. It's probably more political than actual hardware limitations.

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by tokuzumi

I know with my Treo, and my mogul, I was able to transfer my contacts to my phone through Google. Obviously, with any Android phone, your contacts come with you. All you have to do is sign in to your gmail account, unless you stored them on the phone only, and don't sync them to your gmail account.

As an honorable mention, price and coverage would be two of the most important things to consider with any telecom. If I knew I was going to be traveling out of the country a lot, or I'm a carrier jumper, I'd only consider GSM.

I really don't understand why CDMA carriers can't use sim cards. It's probably more political than actual hardware limitations.

I'm having a hard time getting my contacts into google, in anticipation of my move to Android. The contacts all import fine, but the catagories don't import at all.

On the SIM card- some CDMA carriers in other countries actually use a RUIM card. It's the same size as a SIM card, and fully compatible with SIM card slots.

CDMA carriers here refuse to use it though because they actually don't want you having that freedom. They want you to have to buy devices form them. That way they can dictate what plan you are on, and they can lock down the phones in any way they want, and they can make a pretty penny selling the actual phone too.

Right now Sprint won't activate a Verizon phone, or a US Cellular phone, or any other CDMA phone unless it's a Sprint phone. But if they were using a RUIM card system, you could just pop your card into whatever unlocked phone you wanted (with the correct radios) and it would work.

[tokuzumi]

Originally Posted by SaltyDawg

I'm having a hard time getting my contacts into google, in anticipation of my move to Android. The contacts all import fine, but the catagories don't import at all.

That may be a limitation of the import process. Maybe you can setup different groups in google after you have uploaded your contacts. I haven't messed with this, so I don't know the whole process, but I know you can have groups in Google/Android.

Right now Sprint won;t activate a Verizon phone, or a US Cellular phone, or any other CDMA phone unless it's a Sprint phone. But if they were using a RUIMM card system, you could just pop your card into whatever unlocked phone you wanted (with the correct radios) and it would work.

How do we get a petition started to get this implemented? Who's with me?

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by tokuzumi

That may be a limitation of the import process. Maybe you can setup different groups in google after you have uploaded your contacts. I haven't messed with this, so I don't know the whole process, but I know you can have groups in Google/Android.

How do we get a petition started to get this implemented? Who's with me?

haha, click the link in my sig.

[tokuzumi]

^Cool. Never really paid attention to your sig. Sent a letter to the politicians.

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by tokuzumi

^Cool. Never really paid attention to your sig. Sent a letter to the politicians.

Right on man

[subzero1313]

Not only that, but when you change phones you don't have to deal with some of the worst customer service in the world, and there is no lag waiting for a phone to be activated.

Sprint.com/activate, phones active in seconds.


Plus, you don't have to worry about someone telling you that your plan isn't compatible

O rly? My g1 wasn't compatible with the Tmo plan I had

And you can store your contacts on your SIM if you want so they are already on your new phone.

There's a million options here. PIM files, SPB, My phone, google sync, Outlook.

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by subzero1313

Sprint.com/activate, phones active in seconds.

Not always. It took hours to switch to my Mogul a while back while I was waiting for my Invisible Shield to be installed and dry on my Touch Pro 2. I'm sure it is supposed to be instantly, but there are glitches sometimes that you don't get with a SIM card.

Originally Posted by subzero1313

O rly? My g1 wasn't compatible with the Tmo plan I had

I bet your SIM card still worked when you popped it in though. No rep telling you to upgrade your plan, and possibly extending your contract.

Originally Posted by subzero1313

There's a million options here. PIM files, SPB, My phone, google sync, Outlook.

And none of those apps are as simple as a SIM card. And plus, they aren't compatible with every single platform out there. If I want to switch from a Touch Pro 2 to a RAZR for the evening, none of them will work for me.

[drksilenc]

yes but on sim they have limited storage... i was in germany for 2 years. sure there nice but they arnt the end all be all of phone comms